BY LUIS GRONDA In a deal that was reached just before the midnight deadline on Tuesday evening, Governor Andrew Cuomo and state legislators agreed to bring full-gaming casinos to New York St... Read more

BY JOE MARVILLI President Barack Obama’s administration has made its latest selections for its “Champions of Change” and one of them is a leader at the Queens Library. Jennifer Manley, Vice... Read more

BY TRISHA SAKHUJA The Willets Point development plan led by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the Queens Development Group in conjunction with Related Companies and Sterling Equities Inc. proposes 2,... Read more

BY LUIS GRONDA With the team’s inaugural comeback season on the horizon, the New York Cosmos are looking to attract fans to come watch what they hope will be an attractive brand of soccer. T... Read more

Hosted by Queens Council on the Arts, Queens Art Express (QAX) is an arts festival of exhibitions, events, performances, and great places to eat in the vibrant cultural communities of Queens... Read more

What better way to celebrate Diversity Plaza and the local art scene in Jackson Heights than with an all-day public event with free art workshops, music, outdoor exhibitions and beautificati... Read more

BY ASIA EWART College Point’s own Roxie the Cockapoo may just be on her way to becoming the face of Iams in a national advertisement beginning in July. The puppy, who just turned one last mo... Read more

BY JOE MARVILLI Although New York City’s tech industry has been booming lately, a few lawmakers are proposing legislation make sure it stays that way. On June 17 outside the Rosenthal Librar... Read more

BY JOE MARVILLI On June 11, Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled a $20 billion proposed plan to protect New York City from future storms, the next chapter in the City’s post-Sandy recovery. Amon... Read more

BY TRISHA SAKHUJA Queens Borough President candidates highlighted their positions on key issues facing Queens surrounding the South Asian and Indo-Caribbean community on June 13 at PS 69 in... Read more

BY TRISHA SAKHUJA Community leaders from Make the Road New York gathered on June 17 to voice concern for the preservation of the Scaffold Law, which was under threat in Albany, but to their... Read more

The announcement earlier this week that Gov. Cuomo and state legislators have reached a deal to bring casinos to four locations in Upstate New York is no doubt good for the economies of thos... Read more

If you ever wondered how many languages are spoken in the Borough of Queens, wonder no more because blogger Annabel Short wants to create a mural that says, “I live here,” in all of the 160... Read more

Last week on Tuesday, the Robert Ross Johnson Family Center in St. Albans hosted two public advocate candidates and three other unlikely guests…the Huntleys. Although the disgraced ex-Senato... Read more

A dating website was going to do their part in helping David Wright get voted as the starting third basemen in this year’s all-star game. That was until the team stepped in and nixed the ide... Read more

In the latest chapter of “As Major League Soccer Turns,” Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. called out Queens for the controversy surrounding the proposed plan to build a soccer stadium... Read more

Astoria native Natalia Paruz has played with international orchestras, in Carnegie Hall and at Madison Square Garden, and has been on countless news programs and television shows. A skilled... Read more

To The Editor: There is much talk both positive and negative relative to the XL Keystone (KXL) Pipeline. It is planned to pump crude tar sand oil from Canada across the U.S to Texas where it... Read more

To The Editor: They’ve struck again. The tree manglers hired by Con Edison to “trim” trees near overhead power lines. Trees are being mutilated and disfigured by the manglers cutting the cen... Read more

To The Editor: Rockaway Beach isn’t stronger than Sandy. As this time of the year comes, I look forward to going to Rockaway Beach to relax and enjoy the summer. I went to the beach the week... Read more

To The Editor: Your editorial “Call To Action” (Queens Tribune June 13-19) correctly calls for action to redress the decades of neglect that has been visited upon Flushing Meadows Corona Par... Read more

BY LUIS GRONDA The Federal Emergency Management Agency released a revised edition of their new flood map that, if adopted, would change how homeowners rebuild their property. This new map wo... Read more

BY TRISHA SAKHUJA Less than one week after Community Board 2 voted down his plans to build two high-rise apartments to replace the iconic 5Pointz site, David Wolkoff said he wants to work wi... Read more

BY TRISHA SAKHUJA Flushing Meadows Corona Park is surrounded by low-income, immigrant communities that look to the park as a safe, serene place to relax and use it as an open-field to play a... Read more

BY JOE MARVILLI Ever since she was a child, Rosanna Chiofalo wanted to be an author. As a first-generation Italian-American, her work reflects her heritage and her life in New York. Now base... Read more

BY ASIA EWART U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) honored Scripps National Spelling Bee champ Arvind Mahankali of Bayside Hills on June 10. Mahankali won the contest on June 4 after he correct... Read more

BY LUIS GRONDA It was just after midnight on Wednesday morning when Community Board 9 decided the fate of their long-serving District Manager Mary Ann Carey. In a marathon meeting that start... Read more

U.S. Sec. of Education Arne Duncan visited with students at Aviation High School in Long Island City to discuss the school’s Career and Technical Education program. Duncan discussed the educ... Read more

BY NATALIA KOZIKOWSKA On Tuesday morning, the Robert Ross Johnson Family Life Center in St. Albans hosted two Democratic Public Advocate candidates, Reshma Saujani and Councilwoman Letitia J... Read more